The disclosure that the CIA pays bribes almost to everyone in the Afghan government is not a surprise. And it certainly pays bribes to most in the Pakistan government and military as well. But the fact that the CIA had made that admission publicly now probably shows that the CIA was concerned about the upcoming 2nd Wikileaks release of 15.000 pages of U.S. classified documents about the war in Afghanistan, and it decided to beat Wikileaks on the disclosure race, and whitewash the bribes as a smart foreign policy! Worse yet, to make the CIA bribes look as a virtue – rather than corruption, the CIA claims that Iran pay bribes to Afghans officials too, and, therefore, the CIA had to step up the plate and outbid Iran!!!!!! And I have no doubt that there will come a day that we learn what bribes the U.S. pay in Pakistan, and… Read more